Prince Flemming (later Count of Rosenborg)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
| Prince Axel | |
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| Prince Axel of Denmark | |
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| Prince Axel | |
| Spouse | Princess Margaretha of Sweden |
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| Prince George Valdemar Prince Flemming (later Count of Rosenborg) |
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| Full name | |
| Axel Christian Georg | |
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| HH Prince Axel of Denmark | |
| Royal house | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Father | Prince Valdemar of Denmark |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Orléans |
| Born | 12 August 1888 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 14 July 1964 (aged 75) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Prince Axel Christian Georg of Denmark and Iceland (12 August 1888, Copenhagen – 14 July 1964, Copenhagen) was a Danish and Icelandish prince.
Prince Axel was the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and his wife, Princess Marie d'Orléans. On 22 May 1919, he married Princess Margaretha of Sweden, the eldest daughter of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, in Stockholm. They had two sons:
Prince Axel was a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1932 and sometime director of Scandinavian Airlines System.
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